Improvement in vehicle-wheels



J. H. 'MOSS. Vehicle-Wheel. No. 199,563. Patentedlan. V22, 1878..

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

JOHN H. MOSS, OF COLLIERSVILLE, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HISRIGHT TO BOYD O. BLEDSOE, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o'. 199,563, datedJanuary 22, 1878 application filed November 6, 1877.

To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, J oEN H. Moss, of Golliersville, in the county ofShelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle-Wheels; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear,` and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to ,the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this speciication, and in which- Figure l is a sectional viewof my improved hub. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line :v in Fig. l.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the screw-boxing, detached from thewheel; and Fig. 4 is a segment of the wheel, showing the construction4and application of 'my improved tire-tightener.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thegures.

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle-wheels; and it consistsin an improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts,substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawing, A is the axle-box, which is tapering inside butcylindrical outside, and provided with a screw-thread. The central ormiddle portion of this screw-thread is par-.

tially cut away, as shown at a, to form a seat for the tenons of thespokes B, which abut against it.

Upon box A is screwed the sleeve C, cast in one piece with which is thehub-plate D. The latter has upon its face a series of radiatingrecesses, d, for the insertion of the spoke-tenons c, the recesses dbeing sepaated from each other by wedge-shaped walls or'partitions h.

E is another sleeve, having a face-plate, F, of the same diameter as D,so that when sleeve E is screwed upon the boxing A plate F will bearagainst the sides of the spoketenons. Sleeve E is secured in its placeupon the boxing, and prevented from working off, by a screw, e, as shownin Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, this part of my invention will bereadily understood. Sleeve C and plate D, having been screwed home uponthe boxing, the spoke-tenons are inserted sidewise into the mortises el,which may be dovetailed in shape, and larger toward the center of theplate than at the periphery. If any of the spokes should be too shortthis may easily be remedied by inserting the short wedges or keys fbetween the boxing and the end of the tenon. All the tenons having beenproperly inserted, sleeve E, with plate F, is screwed upon box A untilit clamps the spokes firmly, when it is secured in place by theinsertion of the screw e.

The second part of my invention relates to an improvement in the devicefor tightening the tire upon the fellies. This consists of a cap orband, G, of a width corresponding to the width of the fellies, and heldin place upon a bolt, g, the head of which is countersunk in the tire bya jam-nut, h. This cap works against two wedges, it', which areinserted, one on each side of a short felly, H, so that by tighteningthe nut h the wedges it' will be forced in between the felly H and thefellies I I, next to it, thereby expanding the rim of the wheel andtightening the tire. The iianges of cap G, which' lie close up againstthe fellies, prevent the cap from turning, so that this will always beflush and even with the rim of the wheel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent yof the United Statesl. The improved wheel for vehicles,herein shown and described, consisting of Vthe cylindricalscrew-threaded axle-box A, having central blank section a,screw-threaded sleeve C, cast in one piece with face-plate D, havin grecesses d, sleeve E cast in one piece with the clamp-plate F, set-screwe, tightening-wedges f, and spokes B, all constructed and combined,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. s

2. As an improvement in tire-tighteners, the double wedge t' t', withits operatingcap G, bolt g, and jam-nut h, in combination with thecentral stationary block H and fellies I I, substantially as and for thepurpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. MOSS.

